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i hope our contributions to britain will one day also be recognized. above all, i hope that we will come to understand the wrongs of the past and prevent them from happening again and in the years ahead, restore the nation's trust in our company and in all british journalism. i am committed to doing everything in my power to make this happen. thank you. >> thank you. can i, on behalf of the committee, thank you for giving up so much of your time in order to come here and i would like to apologize again for the wholly unacceptable treatment that you received from a member of the public. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you all. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> the committee will now have a break for five minutes before we move to the next part. >> right. well, we heard the important evidence there from rupert murdoch. there is now going to be a short five-minute recess before the hearing will continue. that will be with rebekah brooks. we expect rupert murdoch there, quite clear, saying phone hacking is wrong, paying police officers is wrong, has no part
i hope our contributions to britain will one day also be recognized. above all, i hope that we will come to understand the wrongs of the past and prevent them from happening again and in the years ahead, restore the nation's trust in our company and in all british journalism. i am committed to doing everything in my power to make this happen. thank you. >> thank you. can i, on behalf of the committee, thank you for giving up so much of your time in order to come here and i would like to...
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., not just britain, which is, obviously, one of the main reasons why we are watching this so closely. >> right. exactly. a lot going on here. i think actually what is probably important to consider is the legal liabilities or the possibilities of lawsuits, the possibilities of millions and billions going out for settlements, that is weighing down -- that is weighing down his wealth in a big way because that weighs down the shares of his company. as you point out they spend hundreds of millions of dollars settling with other victims and alleged victims of alleged phone hackings and that is weighing down the company and it's also weighing down their ability to take tern steps. let's say they decided newspapers are 3% of our review knews and causing 99% of our headaches and perhaps we should consider selling them and that would appease our critics but you can't get a lot for them when there is this overhang of liability, legal liability tied to each one of those properties and assets. >> jeffrey mccrackin, stay with us. rupert murdoch about to testify and we are going to take it live. a
., not just britain, which is, obviously, one of the main reasons why we are watching this so closely. >> right. exactly. a lot going on here. i think actually what is probably important to consider is the legal liabilities or the possibilities of lawsuits, the possibilities of millions and billions going out for settlements, that is weighing down -- that is weighing down his wealth in a big way because that weighs down the shares of his company. as you point out they spend hundreds of...
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and britain, we in the u.s. think highly of ourselves and talk about our work as a profession and we have professional associations that create standards and essentially create an ability for us to self-regulate. and you don't see that as much in britain, especially with the tabloids. here, our tabloids are constantly arguing that they are legitimate journalists and they are seeking legitimacy among their peers, their more established peers. in britain, the tabloids are not seeking legitimacy at all and don't want to be recognized by their peers as good journalists. i think that is because when you regulate from the outside, there's less incentive to regulate internally. >> kelly mcbride who teaches media ethics at the pointer institute, thanks so much. if you want to see her piece on cnn.com/opinion is where you can join her also in the discussion. >>> a new foreclosure heads line great news. they plunged 30% in the first half of the year. read the fine print. the picture isn't as rosy as it seems. problems for
and britain, we in the u.s. think highly of ourselves and talk about our work as a profession and we have professional associations that create standards and essentially create an ability for us to self-regulate. and you don't see that as much in britain, especially with the tabloids. here, our tabloids are constantly arguing that they are legitimate journalists and they are seeking legitimacy among their peers, their more established peers. in britain, the tabloids are not seeking legitimacy...
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>>> new developments just keep coming in britain's phone hacking scandal. having trouble keeping all the players safe? we will break it down for you, next. citracal. >>> with details coming so fast and furious, it may be getting hard to keep track of all the players, so we're going to use today's big breakdown to help you out. let's start with a name most people know, that is rupert murdock, he's an 80-year-old media tycoon, over the years he's built a huge international media conglomerate, including some well known u.s. enterpri enterprises, including the 20th century fox, the "new york post." dow jones ceo hinton resigned last week. there are claims he may have known more about the scandal than he admitted when he testified before a parliamentary committee. rupert murdock's son james is in charge of news corps's asia properties. news national, the subsidiary of news car, rebecca brooks, she was ceo of news of the world until she resigned last week. news of the world reporters are accused of hacking the answering machine of a teenaged girl who was later fo
>>> new developments just keep coming in britain's phone hacking scandal. having trouble keeping all the players safe? we will break it down for you, next. citracal. >>> with details coming so fast and furious, it may be getting hard to keep track of all the players, so we're going to use today's big breakdown to help you out. let's start with a name most people know, that is rupert murdock, he's an 80-year-old media tycoon, over the years he's built a huge international media...
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food chain, possibly the linchpin, reaching the britain corridors of power. as cnn's atika schubert reports tonight, brooks had a long way to fall. >> reporter: in the cozy world of british politics and media rebecca brooks was at its center. she wined and dined the rich and powerful on behalf of her boss and mentor. brooks first came to news international as a secretary at news of the world. she quickly developed a reputation for her tenacity as a journalist, reportedly once disguising herself as a cleaning lady to scoop a competitor. described as both ruthless and charming she was soon the youngest editor of the news of the world. shortly after that, the sun, both owned by murdock international. she spear headed a campaign to quote, name and shame alleged pedophiles publishing names and addresses in the paper. as the editor of the sun she testified that her paper had paid police officers for information. it was under her editorship that the news of the world allegedly paid a private investigator to hack into the voicemail messages of millie dowler, a 13 yea
food chain, possibly the linchpin, reaching the britain corridors of power. as cnn's atika schubert reports tonight, brooks had a long way to fall. >> reporter: in the cozy world of british politics and media rebecca brooks was at its center. she wined and dined the rich and powerful on behalf of her boss and mentor. brooks first came to news international as a secretary at news of the world. she quickly developed a reputation for her tenacity as a journalist, reportedly once disguising...
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when rebecca brooks, his right-hand woman in britain was doing my job i was looking at the same books. we were sending 4,000 pounds a week on private investigators doing these kind of practices. just extraordinary if she was the department boss who then moved up to be editor. how could you not notice expending over 100 grand a year on this kind of thing and not ask what it's for. her position is ludicrous. >> rupert murdoch and his son james will testify tuesday at a parliamentary committee meeting on the scandal. rebecca brooks is supposed to testify as well. her arrest may limit what she says. still ahead on cnn tonight. >> miss -- you will be held in contempt of this court. >> i don't care. i haven't done anything to this court. i haven't done anything to him. >> she'll be arrested for contempt of court. go now. >> what was she thinking? attacking a judge? security officers to the rescue, all caught on camera. we'll talk with the guy who took her down. >>> and a story we have kept an eye on. a rochester woman arrested after recording police making a traffic stop. now it is a nation
when rebecca brooks, his right-hand woman in britain was doing my job i was looking at the same books. we were sending 4,000 pounds a week on private investigators doing these kind of practices. just extraordinary if she was the department boss who then moved up to be editor. how could you not notice expending over 100 grand a year on this kind of thing and not ask what it's for. her position is ludicrous. >> rupert murdoch and his son james will testify tuesday at a parliamentary...
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and what britain's lawmakers got out of grilling rupert murdoch and his son. the nfl comes closer to getting their game back on. >>> later, this trip over the river on a zip line is not for fun, it's a bordarrder crossing. new ways smugglers are eluding the law. >> they will use smaller tunnels like this one, risking their lives in many cases. damen's 50+. it's the only complete multivitamin with ginkgo to support memory and concentration. plus it supports heart health. [ bat cracks ] that's a hit. one a day men's. [ male announcer ] time to check your air conditioning? come to meineke now and get a free ac system check and a free cooler with paid ac service. meineke. we have the coolest customers. >>> here's a look at today's choose the news story. you can vote for the story you want to see. first, he calls himself the godfather of china's growing hacking word and now he describes why he is training a new wave of hackers to hit other sights around the world. >>> it's a new way to pay for something about bills, coins or credit cards. it's called a virtual curr
and what britain's lawmakers got out of grilling rupert murdoch and his son. the nfl comes closer to getting their game back on. >>> later, this trip over the river on a zip line is not for fun, it's a bordarrder crossing. new ways smugglers are eluding the law. >> they will use smaller tunnels like this one, risking their lives in many cases. damen's 50+. it's the only complete multivitamin with ginkgo to support memory and concentration. plus it supports heart health. [ bat...
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>> across great britain, public and political outrage has been boiling over claims of police bribery, phone hacking and a heartless abuse of power. james and rupert murdoch walked into parliament knowing that they had to tamp down some of that public anger so did they succeed some atika shubert is in london now. what are the people saying on the streets, atika? >> reporter: well, the remark that most people are really focused on is one of the mps, tom watson really grilled rupert murdoch and bluntly asked him do you think you are ultimately responsible for this whole fias fiasco. murdoch said, no. that it was the people underneath him he had hired and who he had trusted. that's where the fault lies. now, where do we go from here is now the question. remember, there are actually two police investigators ongoing. one on phone hacking and one on police payments and as cameron pointed out in a statement to parliament today, there is a judicial inquiry now under way and 12 months' time we do expect to see a report on that and both james murdoch and rupert murdoch have said they will cooper
>> across great britain, public and political outrage has been boiling over claims of police bribery, phone hacking and a heartless abuse of power. james and rupert murdoch walked into parliament knowing that they had to tamp down some of that public anger so did they succeed some atika shubert is in london now. what are the people saying on the streets, atika? >> reporter: well, the remark that most people are really focused on is one of the mps, tom watson really grilled rupert...
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. >>> after 168 years as britain's top selling paper, the last edition of news around the world came out. allegations its staffers hacked into the phones of celebrities. rupert murdoch was seen reading the last ed igts. told 200 people laid off they can apply for jobs elsewhere in the company. a report from london, straight ahead. >>> britain's prince william and his wife catherine are heading home after their whirlwind tour of california and canada. the royal newkne newlyweds left an inpregs. prince william hailed the troops that he called the front lines of a remarkable relationship between the u.s. and britain. >>> a nasa space shuttle is now docked with the international space station for the final time. the "atlantis" is delivering supplies and spare parts. it will return to earth in two weeks marking the end of nasa's shuttle program. >>> all right. it is oppressive. it is unrelenting, and it is getting downright unsafe out there. i'm talking about the heat, of course, in many areas. they are or will be under heat advisories. turning to our meteorologist jacqui jeras to show us
. >>> after 168 years as britain's top selling paper, the last edition of news around the world came out. allegations its staffers hacked into the phones of celebrities. rupert murdoch was seen reading the last ed igts. told 200 people laid off they can apply for jobs elsewhere in the company. a report from london, straight ahead. >>> britain's prince william and his wife catherine are heading home after their whirlwind tour of california and canada. the royal newkne newlyweds...
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i mean, when rebecca brooks, who was his right hand woman in britain, she was very aware. i was looking at the same books we both had. and we were sending $4,000 a week to private investigators, doing these kind of practices. and it was just extraordinary, you know, if she was the department boss and she then moved up to be editor. how could you not notice spending over $100,000 a year on this kind of thing and not even ask what it's for? her position is ludicrous. >> rupert murdoch and his son, james murdoch, have agreed to testify tuesday at a parliamentary committee hearing on this scandal. stay tuned to cnn for developments on this story. >>> a key adviser to afghan president hamid karzai is ass s assassinated near kabul on the same day that nato begins handing over power to the afghan forces. >>> you can reach out to us on twitter, facebook, or cnn.com. also, my book, "transparent," available in ebook and anywhere books are sold. d, that is the weekend. app grapgic: yeah dawg! man 2: allow me to crack...the bubbly! man 1: don't mind if i doozy. man 3: is a gentleman w
i mean, when rebecca brooks, who was his right hand woman in britain, she was very aware. i was looking at the same books we both had. and we were sending $4,000 a week to private investigators, doing these kind of practices. and it was just extraordinary, you know, if she was the department boss and she then moved up to be editor. how could you not notice spending over $100,000 a year on this kind of thing and not even ask what it's for? her position is ludicrous. >> rupert murdoch and...
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. >>> rupert murdoch, deep into a scandal in britain and now here in the united states. the fbi now investigating alleged phone hacking as murdoch prepares to face angry members of parliament. >>> plus, most americans have never heard of him, but he can instill fear in republican lawmakers who even think about raising taxes. i'll talk to grover norquist about america's debt and his own clout. >>> and what jurors were thinking when they cleared casey anthony of murder. one member of the panel now breaking her silence about the verdict that is letting anthony go free this weekend. >>> i want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> one of the world's biggest media empires in crisis now. rupert murdoch publicly apologizing for serious wrongdoing and is now the front tabloid, the news of the world. the new ad in british newspapers coming days before he and his son are scheduled to face members of parliament. our correspondent brian todd and allan chernoff are standing by. first to london and our s
. >>> rupert murdoch, deep into a scandal in britain and now here in the united states. the fbi now investigating alleged phone hacking as murdoch prepares to face angry members of parliament. >>> plus, most americans have never heard of him, but he can instill fear in republican lawmakers who even think about raising taxes. i'll talk to grover norquist about america's debt and his own clout. >>> and what jurors were thinking when they cleared casey anthony of murder....
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a short time ago, britain's top cop suddenly resigned. his resignation comes on the same day police arrested a top murd murdoch executive. atika shubert, why did the commissioner of britain's metropolitan police suddenly resign? >> well, he said basically that he had done nothing wrong but that there had been such intense scrutiny over the relationship between metropolitan police officers and "news of the world" executives that he felt it was best for him to resign, to keep the force from being distracted, so he could continue with all those questions and investigations that are ongoing while the metropolitan police can continue on with their work fighting crime and other, you know, law enforcement issues. now, the specific incident he's talking about is apparently when "news of the world" former editor neil wallace was hired by the metropolitan police here in london to be a communications consultant. now, this has become -- has come under intense scrutiny. in fact, the home affairs minister here, teresa may, was due to give a statement t
a short time ago, britain's top cop suddenly resigned. his resignation comes on the same day police arrested a top murd murdoch executive. atika shubert, why did the commissioner of britain's metropolitan police suddenly resign? >> well, he said basically that he had done nothing wrong but that there had been such intense scrutiny over the relationship between metropolitan police officers and "news of the world" executives that he felt it was best for him to resign, to keep the...
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just hours ago, britain's top cop suddenly resigned. his resignation comes on the same day police arrested a top murdoch executive. let's bring in cnn's atika shubert. atika, is there a connection between the resignation and the arrest of that top murdoch executive? >> well, there are basically two different strands of the same scandal. in the place of sir paul stevenson, the topmost senior police officer here in britain, he basically resigned because of increasing intense scrutiny over the relationship between the metropolitan police and "news of the world." that tabloid that was shut down because of those phone hacking allegations. and basically there was a former "news of the world" editor, neil wallace, who it turns out was paid by the metropolitan police to be a communications consultant. sir paul stevenson was taking a lot of flak for that. now, he resigned saying he feels he's done nothing wrong, his integrity is intact, he says. however, he does feel that these allegations are distracting from the metropolitan police's police wo
just hours ago, britain's top cop suddenly resigned. his resignation comes on the same day police arrested a top murdoch executive. let's bring in cnn's atika shubert. atika, is there a connection between the resignation and the arrest of that top murdoch executive? >> well, there are basically two different strands of the same scandal. in the place of sir paul stevenson, the topmost senior police officer here in britain, he basically resigned because of increasing intense scrutiny over...
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two more of rupert murdoch's newspapers in great britain are being called out for allegedly breemping the privacy of everyone, from the former prime minister to the queen of england. murdoch himself along with his son and one of his top editors are being called by the british government to explain themselves. dan rivers, she in london. and, dan, tell us about this. it seems to go all the way at the top of newscorp. i understand we just lost dan. we're going it try to get back to dan as quickly as we can to bring you the very latest. i understand now we have dan. dan, can you hear me? dan? can you hear me? >> reporter: yes, i can hear you fine. >> dan, tell us about how high up this goes? we understand that now murdoch himself is expected to explain this mess to parliament? >> reporter: well, i think that the kind of million dollar question is, you know, how high up does this go? did james murdoch know about all this nefarious practices in news international? he has consistently maintained he knew nothing about it at all be shgs and equally rupert murdoch his father and his boss also s
two more of rupert murdoch's newspapers in great britain are being called out for allegedly breemping the privacy of everyone, from the former prime minister to the queen of england. murdoch himself along with his son and one of his top editors are being called by the british government to explain themselves. dan rivers, she in london. and, dan, tell us about this. it seems to go all the way at the top of newscorp. i understand we just lost dan. we're going it try to get back to dan as quickly...
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empire and is making sure everyone in britain knows it. taking out giant apology ads in seven national newspapers today. the uproar has already led murdoch to shut down "the news of the world," his enormously popular u.k. tabloid. the scandal came to light whether actor hugh grant secretly taped a conversation with a former "news of the world" journalist, paul mcmullen. i spoke with mcmullen who said that hacking phones to get information illegally happened all the time at the paper. >> everybody knew. it started from the time way back in the '90s when you could buy a scanner in a shop and sit outside a from's house and actually taperecord their entire conversation. when that became illegal to buy a scanner, all you were left with was getting into the voicemail of the celebrity or politician, whoever was being targeted. i mean, everybody knew -- it was commonplace. it wasn't just journalists. it was kids in the schoolyard who were doing it to their mate. it was just a very common trick. all you had to do was hit 9 and put in the pin code a
empire and is making sure everyone in britain knows it. taking out giant apology ads in seven national newspapers today. the uproar has already led murdoch to shut down "the news of the world," his enormously popular u.k. tabloid. the scandal came to light whether actor hugh grant secretly taped a conversation with a former "news of the world" journalist, paul mcmullen. i spoke with mcmullen who said that hacking phones to get information illegally happened all the time at...
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britain's normally divisive political parties are now all united against him. >> i think it's terribly devastating. he doesn't understand the word defeat. >> allan chernoff joins me live now from new york. allan, what can we expect in the next few days in terms of this? >> reporter: well, rupert murdoch would love nothing more than for this to fade away, but that doesn't seem what's going to be happening. next week we do have a hearing in parliament. rebekah brooks, the head of news international, is scheduled to appear, and we have word that the murdochs themselves, rupert and his son james, also will appear. this story is going to remain in the headlines with investigations continuing in britain and calls for investigations here. it's still going to be a big problem for the murdochs, at least for some time to come. >> allan chernoff, appreciate it. thank you very much. >>> and new jersey senator frank lautenberg has called on the u.s. attorney general to investigate whether this phone-hacking scandal has reached the united states. democrat lawmaker joins me now from washington. thank
britain's normally divisive political parties are now all united against him. >> i think it's terribly devastating. he doesn't understand the word defeat. >> allan chernoff joins me live now from new york. allan, what can we expect in the next few days in terms of this? >> reporter: well, rupert murdoch would love nothing more than for this to fade away, but that doesn't seem what's going to be happening. next week we do have a hearing in parliament. rebekah brooks, the head...
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. >>> the man at the center of britain's phone hacking scandal says he is sorry. rupert march dock's apology is set to appear tomorrow in british newspapers. it reads in part we're sorry for the serious wrong doing that occurred. murdoch msalso apologized to th murdered girl's family whose phone messages were intercepted by the news of the world reporters. and the editor of the news of the world at the time of the most serious allegations of the newspaper has resigned. ivitamin. only one a day women's 50+ advantage has ginkgo for memory and concentration, plus support for bone and breast health. a great addition to my routine. [ female announcer ] one a day women's. sir, can you hear me? just hold the bag. we need a portable x-ray, please! [ nurse ] i'm a nurse. i believe in the power of science and medicine. but i'm also human. and i believe in stacking the deck. and i count on social security. here's what i'm not... a pushover. right now, some in washington want to make a deal cutting the social security and medicare benefits we worked for. with billions in wast
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so that sent shockwaves throughout britain. and as if that wasn't enough, just hours later, britain's top cop sir paul stevenson the commissioner of the metropolitan police resigned also because of these ongoing investigations into the phone hacking. in his specific case it was over allegations that the former deputy editor of "news of the world" had been paid by the metropolitan police for nearly as a year as a communications consultant. that former deputy editor has also been arrested earlier as part of the ongoing investigation into phone hacking. so a lot of questions were being asked about what the relationship between the police and "news of the world" was there. now sir paul stevenson has said he has done nothing wrong but he did resign he says in order to keep the metropolitan police from being distracted from their work so that he could focus fully on the investigation. here's what he said in a brief statement earlier. >> however, the issue of my integrity is different. let me state clearly, i and the people who know m
so that sent shockwaves throughout britain. and as if that wasn't enough, just hours later, britain's top cop sir paul stevenson the commissioner of the metropolitan police resigned also because of these ongoing investigations into the phone hacking. in his specific case it was over allegations that the former deputy editor of "news of the world" had been paid by the metropolitan police for nearly as a year as a communications consultant. that former deputy editor has also been...
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. >> britain's phone hacking scandal reached prime minister cameron's office today. police arrested his one-time communications director, former "news of the world" editor, andy colson. allegations that the paper hacked the phones of celebrities and politicians cost colson his job at the "news of the world" back in 2007. he quit cameron's government in january as the scandal grew. the prime minister took responsibility for hiring colson, and called for government investigation into the paper's conduct. >> this is a wake-up call. over the decades, on the watch of both labor leaders and conservative leaders, politicians and the press have spent time courting support, not confront the problems. it's on my watch that the music has stopped. >> "news of the world" will fold after sunday's edition. the tabloid part of rupert murdoch's media empire which includes the waun"wall street journal," "new york post" and fox news. >> seven people and the gunman dead, grand rapids police say roderic dantzler opened fire at two different homes. dantzler's daughter and former girlfrien
. >> britain's phone hacking scandal reached prime minister cameron's office today. police arrested his one-time communications director, former "news of the world" editor, andy colson. allegations that the paper hacked the phones of celebrities and politicians cost colson his job at the "news of the world" back in 2007. he quit cameron's government in january as the scandal grew. the prime minister took responsibility for hiring colson, and called for government...
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to parliament, because it reaches to police as well as to the fabric of journalism that has rocked britain and captured the attention of much of the world so while, you know, rupert murdoch and to some lesser extent his son james didn't give much up here in thames of knowing about about seemingly anything going on in their corporation, they are also on trial in the court of public opinion and there, i think, rupert murdoch not only said that he wasn't responsible. he defended rebekah brooks. he defended les hinton, the former dow jones ceo who also resigned last friday, and he said he had been betrayed by unname other employees. it was not overall an impressive performance. >> we mo this has to be costing news corp. millions. how much of a liability is it to keep rupert murdoch where he is right now? >> i don't know if the liability is to rupert murdoch but it is his leadership. i think he has to stay and use others as a human shield for as long as he can. he's been a liability in many ways if you look at the value of property for so many years. but when is news corporation going to get ou
to parliament, because it reaches to police as well as to the fabric of journalism that has rocked britain and captured the attention of much of the world so while, you know, rupert murdoch and to some lesser extent his son james didn't give much up here in thames of knowing about about seemingly anything going on in their corporation, they are also on trial in the court of public opinion and there, i think, rupert murdoch not only said that he wasn't responsible. he defended rebekah brooks. he...
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when rebekah brooks, his right-hand woman in britain, who gave me my job, she was feature editor and i was looking at the same books we both had. we were spending $4,000 pounds a week on you know, private investigators. doing these kind of practices. it's just extraordinary if she was the department boss who then moved up to to be editor. how could you not notice an expense of over 100,000 a year on this kind of thing and not even ask what it's for. her position is ludicrous. even worse than that, for her to turn round and initially andy could youson turn around and say we didn't know about it, it was a rogue reporter acting on his own and now five reporters have been arrested, i've been invited into scotland yard to be arrested three times and they were still saying, we didn't know. it was just the reporters acting on their own. >> rupert murdoch and his son james and rebekah brooks have agreed to testify tuesday at a hearing on the scandal. stay tuned to cnn. >>> a government plan that actually worked? how do you shutdown one of the nation's busiest roadways and not cause much trou
when rebekah brooks, his right-hand woman in britain, who gave me my job, she was feature editor and i was looking at the same books we both had. we were spending $4,000 pounds a week on you know, private investigators. doing these kind of practices. it's just extraordinary if she was the department boss who then moved up to to be editor. how could you not notice an expense of over 100,000 a year on this kind of thing and not even ask what it's for. her position is ludicrous. even worse than...
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. >>> with the final edition of britain's popular tabloid "news of the world" on the stands, rupert murdoch is hoping to limit the damage to his media empire. murdoch arrived in london today. his company's british subsidiary closed yours truly news of the world" after reports the newspaper hacked the phone of a missing teenager who was later found dead. stay with us for reports from london later on this hour. >>> a strong earthquake rocked japan's northeastern coast today. this is the same region devastated by a quake and tsunami earlier this year. today's 7.0 tremor prompted tsunami advisories that were later canceled. so far there have been no reports of injuries or damage. tremors were felt as far away as tokyo. >>> china no longer a rising world power. instead, china has arrived. those words today from the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff admiral mike mullen. he is in beijing on a four-day visit. mullen told a university audience china's growing military strength comes with an obligation to the world. >> with greater military power must come greater responsibility, greater cooperat
. >>> with the final edition of britain's popular tabloid "news of the world" on the stands, rupert murdoch is hoping to limit the damage to his media empire. murdoch arrived in london today. his company's british subsidiary closed yours truly news of the world" after reports the newspaper hacked the phone of a missing teenager who was later found dead. stay with us for reports from london later on this hour. >>> a strong earthquake rocked japan's northeastern...
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journalists working for "news of the world," one of the biggest tabloid newspapers in britain are accused of hacking from the phone voice mails of everyone from movie stars to politicians, even the royal family. well, now the accusations stretch to alleged phone hacking of a murder victim and even the families of british troops killed in afghanistan and iraq. today that scandal brought down the paper itself. in a surprising turn, media mogul rupert murdoch owner of the paper order it had to shut down. this sunday is the last edition. this is the same rupert murdoch who owns news corp that has the "wall street journal," "new york post," the fox news channel. we're joined by richard quest in london. were you surprised that the murdochs decided, okay, close it? >> yes, in a word. i thought they might suspend editions. i thought they might try and brazen it out, but i think in the last 24 hours it became clear, we had gone from celebrity phone hacking, to murdered victim hacking, to bomb victim hacking, to soldiers and dead soldiers hacking. we've now got two investigations, public inquiries
journalists working for "news of the world," one of the biggest tabloid newspapers in britain are accused of hacking from the phone voice mails of everyone from movie stars to politicians, even the royal family. well, now the accusations stretch to alleged phone hacking of a murder victim and even the families of british troops killed in afghanistan and iraq. today that scandal brought down the paper itself. in a surprising turn, media mogul rupert murdoch owner of the paper order it...
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>> well, there's been a number of referrals to what's known here in britain as the independent police complaints committee, obviously an independent body that looks into the conduct of the police, what they're going to be doing, separately from the police investigation into the criminal activities of individuals at news international and elsewhere. the police themselves are going to be examined there and the conduct of stevenson, the former commissioner of the metropolitan police. john yates, they will be examined by the ippc. and the conduct of, we're told, two other former senior officials within the metropolitan police and so we have got a situation now where police themselves are being examined for what role they played in this very fast developing scandal here in britain. >> it continues to develop. matthew chance, thank you. matthew mentioned that rupert murdock will be testifying in the house of commons, cnn will be covering that testimony. it starts rite around 9: 30 eastern time. >>> as many of you, it is oppressively hot in the midwest right now. find out how your body will
>> well, there's been a number of referrals to what's known here in britain as the independent police complaints committee, obviously an independent body that looks into the conduct of the police, what they're going to be doing, separately from the police investigation into the criminal activities of individuals at news international and elsewhere. the police themselves are going to be examined there and the conduct of stevenson, the former commissioner of the metropolitan police. john...
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. >> as he faces the investigative news in britain, critical mass to look into murdoch's companies in the u.s. several lawmakers are calling for investigations into whether murdoch's tabloids hacked the phones of americans. powerful senator jay rockefeller is leading that charge. he's especially concerned over reports that 9/11 victims' phones were rockefeller is lead charge. he is concerned over reports that 9/11 victims were hacked, and his bet is that they will catch criminal stuff. >> you know the federal agencies will be going after this very hard, and we will, too. i mean, this is a -- it's really repugnant, you know, that one man can control so many. >> do you have specific information that americans -- that 9/11 victims had their phones hacked? >> we will find out. >> two victims of 9/11 families are participating. the daily mirror asserted appear new york private investigator said he was asked by news of the world journalists to hack victim's phones but turned down the job. it's not clear if the journalists were after phone records of american or british victims or both. owne
. >> as he faces the investigative news in britain, critical mass to look into murdoch's companies in the u.s. several lawmakers are calling for investigations into whether murdoch's tabloids hacked the phones of americans. powerful senator jay rockefeller is leading that charge. he's especially concerned over reports that 9/11 victims' phones were rockefeller is lead charge. he is concerned over reports that 9/11 victims were hacked, and his bet is that they will catch criminal stuff....
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in britain he's done an enormous amount for the british media. i don't think one should forget this. that was in the news of the world and more recently. he took on the print unions in the 1980s and defeated them. before he did that, british newspapers were completely unprofitable and on the verge of going wholesale bankrupt. he created a profitable newspaper industry. at the same time he took on the called -- it has 10 million subscribers and they would not have that service if not for murdo murdoch. he's done a great deal, but he's very unpopular because he's a conservative. he's unpopular on the left in england and the main paper that led this campaign against him and a very good investigation into the phone tapping scandal was the guardian, which is the left of center paper. aided and abetted the affair with the bbc, which is a rather left wing organization, which doesn't like the competition. >> william shawcross, we appreciate your insight. you painted an interesting picture of mr. murdoch, and we appreciate your time. thank you. >> my plea
in britain he's done an enormous amount for the british media. i don't think one should forget this. that was in the news of the world and more recently. he took on the print unions in the 1980s and defeated them. before he did that, british newspapers were completely unprofitable and on the verge of going wholesale bankrupt. he created a profitable newspaper industry. at the same time he took on the called -- it has 10 million subscribers and they would not have that service if not for murdo...
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the scandal now of news international, started in great britain, but it has now a chance to possibly make it over to the united states, but we have confirmed through the fbi that they are now, law enforcement sources, that the fbi is now looking no this hacking scandal in which journalist who worked for news international and tabloids over in great britain possibly tried to hack into the phone numbers of 9/11 victims and possibly some other u.s. citizens, so now this scandal that started over in great britain has a chance to make it to the united states and the fbi it appears right now is getting involved. we'll have much more on this still developing story throughout the next couple of hours here on cnn. also coming up for you this hour, the man accused of killing and mutilating an 8-year-old boy is arraigned in court. the charges, first-degree kidnapping and first-degree murder. we will take you there coming up, and adarandi kaye just mentioned to you a moment ago, l.a. is gearing up for gridlock. you might be thinking, well, what's the big deal? it's l.a. they are used to gridlock
the scandal now of news international, started in great britain, but it has now a chance to possibly make it over to the united states, but we have confirmed through the fbi that they are now, law enforcement sources, that the fbi is now looking no this hacking scandal in which journalist who worked for news international and tabloids over in great britain possibly tried to hack into the phone numbers of 9/11 victims and possibly some other u.s. citizens, so now this scandal that started over...
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one of the names is one of britain's most powerful figures. plus, kidnapped and held captive for 18 years, jaycee dugard is speaking out for the very first time about her nightmare ordeal from being tasered by her captors to being forced to live in a shed without a toothbrush. her amazing story coming up. >>> well, sunday won't be the same for millions of people in britain who flipped through "the news of the world" each and every weekend. this is what they saw on the front page yesterday, "thank you and good-bye." they couldn't survive the phone hacking and phone scandals so it closed up shop. no more "news of the world," the largest selling paper that circulated more than 170 years. scandal over, right? wrong. it's wider today. it involves more people, including a former prime minister. let's go to london to my colleague, becky anderson. all of the twists and turns, give me the latest. help me keep my media scandals straight, please? >> if you blinked today, you'd miss something. if rupert murdoch thought getting to the weekend and closing d
one of the names is one of britain's most powerful figures. plus, kidnapped and held captive for 18 years, jaycee dugard is speaking out for the very first time about her nightmare ordeal from being tasered by her captors to being forced to live in a shed without a toothbrush. her amazing story coming up. >>> well, sunday won't be the same for millions of people in britain who flipped through "the news of the world" each and every weekend. this is what they saw on the front...
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with the final edition of britain's "news of the world" on the stands rupert murdoch arrived in london today. his company's british subsidiary closed it after news that they hacked the phone of a teenager who was dead. >>> a strong earthquake rocked japan's northeastern quake. today's 7.1 tremor prompted tsunami add advisories later canceled. there are no reports of injuries or damage. >>> china no longer a rising world power. instead china has arrived. those words today from the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff admiral mike mullen in beijing in a four-week visit. china's growing military strength comes with an obligation to the world. >> greater military power must come greater responsibility, greater cooperation and just as important, greater transparency. without these things the expansion of military power in your region rather than making it more secure and stable, could have the opposite effect. >> this china trip is one of admiral mullen's final acts as joint chiefs chairman. he retires this fall. now to the white house where in just four hours, heated deficit reduction tal
with the final edition of britain's "news of the world" on the stands rupert murdoch arrived in london today. his company's british subsidiary closed it after news that they hacked the phone of a teenager who was dead. >>> a strong earthquake rocked japan's northeastern quake. today's 7.1 tremor prompted tsunami add advisories later canceled. there are no reports of injuries or damage. >>> china no longer a rising world power. instead china has arrived. those words...
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problematic are some of the allegations that journalists paid, bribed, basically, paid police officers in britain for information. in my view, that would be a violation of the foreign corrupt practices act. and that would be very problematic. you can't put a corporation in prison, right? but you can find the chief executives spoonsable for it. sometimes in cases like this, brooke, there's a federal monitor put in place to change things. bottom line, we want good corporate citizen, right? and we want corporate governance. we want the folks on top, we want the rupert murdochs of the world to take care of business and make sure that their companies are doing the right thing. i think that would probably be the thrust of the investigation here. maybe a change in leadership perhaps. >> who knows. i talked to richard quest and he said there's no way rupert murdoch would go down without a fight. that's a good point. thisst a tough story we covered a coup of years ago. inside cleveland's house of horrors, do you remember this? secret interrogations of a man accused of killing with at least a dozen women a
problematic are some of the allegations that journalists paid, bribed, basically, paid police officers in britain for information. in my view, that would be a violation of the foreign corrupt practices act. and that would be very problematic. you can't put a corporation in prison, right? but you can find the chief executives spoonsable for it. sometimes in cases like this, brooke, there's a federal monitor put in place to change things. bottom line, we want good corporate citizen, right? and we...
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newscorp is trying to acquire a paid tv broadcaster serving britain and ireland. some say getting rid of "news of the world" will help. it owns 39% of the company but wants to snap up the remainder. the company'sed by faced opposition from the rivals and media industry and some politicians who object it on grounds that it would own too much of the british media if the deal went through. well, that opposition has increased as the phone hacking scandal escalates. critics claims it chose news corp. and its management not proper to own the broadcaster. so where does this all leave news international, the company that runs newscorp's newspaper assets. they're cooperating with the inquiry, cause to be made for rebecca brooks, editor of "news of the world" resigned from her current job as chief executive from news international. deeply worrying questions have emerged from this scandal, the phone hacking allegations are truly appalling. if you ever needed a story that intertwined politics, global business, its pressures, morality, and media ethics, you've got one right he
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today britain's prime minister meets with the family of a murdered little girl. murdoch's newspaper reportedly hacked her cell phone to gain an edge on that story. one target of the alleged phone hacking, actor hugh grant, and he explains why all of us should care here in the u.s. >> that's an enormous amount of your media with fox news and fox station and 20th century fox pictures, et cetera, and some of your newspapers. and people need to ask themselves, who is this man who owns such a large part of our media? and i think, you know, when you hear some of the new allegations about who the "news of the world" was phone hacking that may include -- just allegations at this stage -- some of the 9/11 victims. i don't know, that may strike a chord with americans. >> the scandal involving murdoch's news corporation has put fox news in a bit of a bind, and the network has apparently gone out of its way to avoid reporting on its parent company's troubles. that may have been painfully obvious on the show "fox news watch." brian todd joins me with more. brian? >> reporter:
today britain's prime minister meets with the family of a murdered little girl. murdoch's newspaper reportedly hacked her cell phone to gain an edge on that story. one target of the alleged phone hacking, actor hugh grant, and he explains why all of us should care here in the u.s. >> that's an enormous amount of your media with fox news and fox station and 20th century fox pictures, et cetera, and some of your newspapers. and people need to ask themselves, who is this man who owns such a...
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and again, this comes on the heels of the resignation of -- i'm sorry, in great britain, of course. >> yeah, the ceo rebecca brooks. rebecca brooks. >> exactly. brooks, thank you very much, who stepped down with a resignation letter, saying that she denies that she was aware of anything that led up to the hacking scandal in the uk, but did step down. but she's a protege of rupert murdoch for many, many years. second bombshell today. also on the heels of the news corporation saying that tomorrow in great britain, it is showing a kbig banner add. this could be one more aspect of that, t.j. >> and to make sure we're clear with our viewers, we hear he had connections to other papers and things he's doing here in the united states and working. he may is stel stepping down. there's no indication yet that he's stepping down because of any allegations for something he's doing with the u.s. holdings of murdoch's empire. certainly this is happen on the heel os of a grand investigation in the uk and also in the united states. it's involving a claim that someone was contacted by "news of the worl
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there's no such thing as pleading the fifth here, but there could be a subsequent criminal trial, in britain the reporting leading up to a trial has to be very careful because the idea is that you don't want to influence the jury one way or another into finding her either guilty or not guilty. therefore, the rules here are quite strict in what you can see in the leadup to a trial. the idea is the jury have an open mind. that they haven't already made their mind up as to whether she's culpable or not. now, this is an extraordinary situation, but one i can't remember happening before where someone who may be about to, you know, charged and appear in court is being separately questioned before a select committee. i don't think any of us know how they're going to play it it. i think everyone is aware that the politicians have got to be seen to at least be doing their job thoroughly, but at the same time they can't derail any chance of her standing trial if she is charged. >> dan rivers in london. thanks, dan. we'll take a close look at rupert murdoch's efforts to contain this scandal. we'll talk
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. >>> rupert murdoch under fire in britain and in the united states. two separate u.s. agencies calling for investigations into rupert murdoch. >>> have you heard this story? an 8-year-old boy kidnapped, murdered, then mutilated. now new york place are scouring a stream of surveillance video for answers. more on that. >>> first, i want to begin with this. let's just plunge right into the debt negotiations at this hour. daily talks at the white house resume in one hour, and by all accounts, they are becoming more tense, more heated, more testy, the closer we get to the deadline. you know the date by now, august 2nd. august 2nd, a potential default of the u.s. treasury if congress will not approve more borrowing. joining me now from the u.s. capitol building is congressman paul brown, republican of georgia. congressman brown, nice to see you. good to have you on. >> it's nice to be with you. i don't believe the august 2nd deadline frankly, and we don't default even if we pass the august 2nd deadline, even if that's when we hit our debt ceiling. >> hang on, sir. let me beg
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. >>> britain's most famous newlyweds are on a whirlwind tour of california today. prince william spent the last hour playing poe low in california. he was warned before the match he wasn't a good loser, he seemed ready to try the american version of the game. his new wife catherine joined him at the match. max foster joins us from los angeles with the latest. you don't look like you're ready to play polo? >> reporter: no, i'm ready for the red carpet. it's awesome being in a hot tux in a blazing afternoon in l.a. the polo match just recently finished, and the prince won. he seems to be playing a tough game. the duchess is about to award him with a trophy. everyone's standing by for the kiss. that's what speculators are worrying about in the media crowd. they're going to be promoting young u.k. interests. we're not sure who the a-listers are yet, but it hasn't been denied that j. lo is coming, her husband denied that nicole kidman is coming. >> they've barely been in hollywood for 24 hours, but already they've had a jam packed schedule. what's on the agenda for toni
. >>> britain's most famous newlyweds are on a whirlwind tour of california today. prince william spent the last hour playing poe low in california. he was warned before the match he wasn't a good loser, he seemed ready to try the american version of the game. his new wife catherine joined him at the match. max foster joins us from los angeles with the latest. you don't look like you're ready to play polo? >> reporter: no, i'm ready for the red carpet. it's awesome being in a hot...
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to many in britain she became the face of this scandal, right? >> reporter: yeah, now she has finally gone after days of sort of clinging on to her job by her fingernails with everyone from the prime minister downward saying she should go. finally, this morning, she did resign. that's not the end of the story yet. she and rupert and james murdoch all have to appear before a committee in the building behind me on tuesday and they will be grilled by politicians who want some answers as to who knew what and when. >> dan rivers live out of london, we will follow the fallout, of course, from that resignation. >>> it took one of the fbi's most intense manhunts to finally nail mob boss whitey bulger but even behind bars, what damage can he still do? deborah feyerick looks into that. >> i met whitey between the age of 15 and 16. >> reporter: john shay, nicknamed red, grew up in a tight knit world of south boston's old housing colony projects. a golden glove boxer with a wild streak wanted to be just like whitey bulger and the gangsters who ran southy. >>
to many in britain she became the face of this scandal, right? >> reporter: yeah, now she has finally gone after days of sort of clinging on to her job by her fingernails with everyone from the prime minister downward saying she should go. finally, this morning, she did resign. that's not the end of the story yet. she and rupert and james murdoch all have to appear before a committee in the building behind me on tuesday and they will be grilled by politicians who want some answers as to...
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britain's royal newlyweds, a big hit in canada. we'll take you live there, but we'll see shortly if they're also going to be a big hit in california. the report is next. hmmm, you can't do that. but you can do this. bengay pain relief + massage with penetrating nubs plus the powerful pain relief of bengay. love the nubs! [ slap! slap! slap! slap! slap! ] [ male announcer ] your favorite foods fighting you? fight back fast with tums. calcium rich tums goes to work in seconds. nothing works faster. ♪ tum tum tum tum tums ♪ you are my sunshine ♪ my only sunshine ♪ you makes me happy ♪ when skies are grey ♪ you'll never know, dear ♪ how much i love you ♪ please don't take my sunshine away ♪ [ male announcer ] as long as there are babies, they'll be chevy's to bring them home. ♪ >>> we have a little treat for you now. we're total this final harry potter movie, in london as we speak, our becky anderson is standing by with one of the biggest stars of that movie. becky, you take it away. >> reporter: absolutely, one of
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. >>> more on the widening media jajeds in great britain. police have uncovered enough information to expand the investigation to other companies and rupert murdoch is back in the united states after facing tough questions from members of the british parliament. analysts believe murdoch and his son james managed to cape the damage to their company news corp. but the damage is jaw-dropping as how sleazy some of tactics were. cnn a cnn's deborah feyerick. >> reporter: like the "news of the world" it appears every one everywhere was fair game. actors. business tycoons. royals. prime ministers. politicians. all potential front page fodder caught up in a type of scandal driven journalism that bordered on blood sport. allegedly involving hacking, tracking and outright bribes. >> they very much crossed the line and they didn't just do it once or twice. we are not talking about a single rogue reporter. apparently, it happened at least 4,000 times. >> reporter: media executive bonnie fuller has been the driving force behind magazines like "star" "us
. >>> more on the widening media jajeds in great britain. police have uncovered enough information to expand the investigation to other companies and rupert murdoch is back in the united states after facing tough questions from members of the british parliament. analysts believe murdoch and his son james managed to cape the damage to their company news corp. but the damage is jaw-dropping as how sleazy some of tactics were. cnn a cnn's deborah feyerick. >> reporter: like the...
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is that more acceptable in great britain that it is here in the states? >> well, certainly fleet street has its own sort of moral code or immoral code in this case. it gets winked at a lot more. there is allegations that police were paid off not just by "news of the world" but perhaps other newspapers as well. so it was a very cozy situation between the politician, the law enforcement who investigated this before and did a lousy job, frankly, as everybody now acknowledges, and the media who allow allowed this to fester. two other people are losing their jobs because of murdoch's decision to close this paper. a lot of people think he's protecting his top executives, particularly a woman named rebecca brooks who was the editor of "news of the world," and -- >> turnabout is fair play. >> yeah, and he wants to buy a broadcast company, a $12 million deal -- >> i need to tell you what just came in. andy coulson has just been released. >> murdoch's effort to buy the broadcasting company is greatly complicated, which is why he made that dramatic decision to shut
is that more acceptable in great britain that it is here in the states? >> well, certainly fleet street has its own sort of moral code or immoral code in this case. it gets winked at a lot more. there is allegations that police were paid off not just by "news of the world" but perhaps other newspapers as well. so it was a very cozy situation between the politician, the law enforcement who investigated this before and did a lousy job, frankly, as everybody now acknowledges, and...
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. >>> it seems it's the tabloid media culture in britain to use unscrupulous methods to get the stories. we look at some of the techniques. >> reporter: for british tabloids like the recently deceased "news of the world," it appears everyone, everywhere was fair game. actors, business tycoons, royals, politicians, all potential front page fodder caught up in journalism that bordered on blood sports. >> they very much crossed the line. they did not do it once or twice. we're not talking about a single rogue reporter. apparently it happened at least four times. >> bonnie fuller has been the driving force behind magazines like "star," "u.s. weekly," and now "hollywood life." >> they are much nastier than anything you would find there, and they look to tear down people. the journalists able to do this, it's not that complicated or hard. >> john able walked us through the most common techniques. phone hacking, shockingly easy. >> most people don't change their pin or passwords, so once they are able to correlate a specific phone number with a specific carrier, all they have to do is dial int
. >>> it seems it's the tabloid media culture in britain to use unscrupulous methods to get the stories. we look at some of the techniques. >> reporter: for british tabloids like the recently deceased "news of the world," it appears everyone, everywhere was fair game. actors, business tycoons, royals, politicians, all potential front page fodder caught up in journalism that bordered on blood sports. >> they very much crossed the line. they did not do it once or...
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the paper is one of great britain's oldest publications and has the largest circulation, but it could not survive a hacking scandal that charged some employees with committing high tech crimes with thousands of potential victims. r a paper folds because it doesn't have the circulation, not popular anymore, lost its luster. that's not the case here. >> this is the biggest selling, the most popular paper, more than 2 million copies every sunday, it sells. people love its scoops. they have been reading it, despite previous allegations that it had been hacking into royals and celebrity voice mails. but this time it went too far. it had hacked into the voice mail of a kidnap and murder victim, a girl, and the fact that they were not only listening to the voice messages as they were searching for this girl, but they were deleting her voice mails to make room for new ones so they could listen in to the new ones, giving her parents false hope she was still alive and potentially interfering with the police investigation as they looked for her. >> so rupert murdoch, the owner of this empire, of
the paper is one of great britain's oldest publications and has the largest circulation, but it could not survive a hacking scandal that charged some employees with committing high tech crimes with thousands of potential victims. r a paper folds because it doesn't have the circulation, not popular anymore, lost its luster. that's not the case here. >> this is the biggest selling, the most popular paper, more than 2 million copies every sunday, it sells. people love its scoops. they have...